872. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration to provide an update on the status of an application (details supplied) in view of its being 40 months since the application was submitted, which is beyond the standard processing timeframe for such application types. [64799/26]
1082. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive into Irish law; if there is a timeline for same; and the further measures that must be undertaken. [65875/26]
1098. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if funding for transport will be provided for a person (details supplied). [65269/26]
1191. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actions being taken to raise the level of psychotherapy standards and criteria; the level with which she and her Department have engaged with the sector on this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64585/26]
1237. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that funding has been set aside both in respect of the capital cost, commissioning and recruitment of the required number of staff in order to proceed with the development of a stem cell transplantation and advanced cellular therapies unit in Cork University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [64736/26]
1481. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health to confirm that support will be given to counselling and psychotherapy professionals in the industry and to persons who require the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66374/26]
240. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Defence the healthcare and medical treatment entitlements of members of the Permanent Defence Force who are serving out of engagement; whether these entitlements differ from those of other serving members of the Permanent Defence Force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61151/26]
241. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Defence the arrangements that apply where a serving member of the Permanent Defence Force is referred by a Defence Forces medical practitioner to a private hospital or specialist for investigation or treatment; the circumstances in which her Department meets the cost of such treatment; whether different arrangements apply to personnel serving out of engagement; and if she…
242. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Defence whether members of the Permanent Defence Force serving out of engagement are expected to obtain private health insurance to meet the cost of medical investigations or treatment arising from a referral by a Defence Forces medical practitioner; her Department’s policy in this regard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61154/26]
697. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will consider removing carer’s allowance and benefit as taxable payments for the purposes of PAYE, noting the role carer’s have in caring for loved ones and the service they provide to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61199/26]
698. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of reforming the Asset Covered Securities framework on the competitiveness of Ireland’s banking sector, the ability of new entrants to access the Irish covered bond market and the availability and cost of mortgage credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter.' [61256/26]
699. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether the proposed Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2026 will provide for a move from the current specialist banking model for the issuance of covered bonds to a universal banking model; the assessment his Department has made of the benefits and risks of such a change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61255/26]
700. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the current status of the proposed Asset Covered Securities (Amendment) Bill 2026; the timeframe for publication of the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61254/26]
855. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has assessed the increasing income levels required by single first time buyers to purchase a home; the measures being taken to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63589/26]
856. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether his Department has examined the effectiveness of the help to buy scheme for single applicants; the proportion of beneficiaries who are single income purchasers; whether any changes to the scheme are being considered to improve affordability for such purchasers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63588/26]
857. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance whether consideration is being given to measures specifically aimed at assisting single income first time buyers who, despite earning above average incomes, are unable to purchase a home due to the gap between incomes and house prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63587/26]
765. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance to confirm that a ‘Fresh Start’ principle that allows previously divorced, separated, or insolvent individuals to be treated as first-time buyers will be considered as a provision for the help-to-buy scheme, similar to other housing supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56713/26]
3238. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if her Department is examining the case for increased investment in preventive diabetes technologies, such as continuous glucose monitoring as a means of reducing future demand on acute and chronic care services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55388/26]
3240. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding that has been allocated to implementing the hereditary cancer model of care in each of the years since its launch, including 2023 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55393/26]
3241. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the actual number and the percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to lung rapid access clinics, by hospital, in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55394/26]
3242. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to prostate rapid access clinics by hospital in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55395/26]
3244. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of electronic referrals from a GP to urgent symptomatic breast disease clinics by hospital in each of the years 2020 to 2025 and to date 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55404/26]
4278. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the status of an application (details supplied) to the Community Centre Investment Fund; when a decision is likely to be reached; if consideration will be given to awarding the requested funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57780/26]
22. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of an additional accommodation project application by a school (details supplied); when the school can proceed to the next phase given it is a DEIS 1 school and is in urgent need of upgrade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54072/26]
65. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status the application by a school (details supplied) under the additional accommodation scheme; the stage the project is currently at; when permission will be given to move to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54073/26]